diff --git a/drivers/spmi/spmi-pmic-arb.c b/drivers/spmi/spmi-pmic-arb.c
index e19eaec30aa5..56f22941d570 100644
--- a/drivers/spmi/spmi-pmic-arb.c
+++ b/drivers/spmi/spmi-pmic-arb.c
@@ -630,12 +630,18 @@ static void pmic_arb_chained_irq(struct irq_desc *desc)
 	u8 ee = pmic_arb->ee;
 	u32 status, enable, handled = 0;
 	int i, id, apid;
+	/* status based dispatch */
+	bool acc_valid = false;
+	u32 irq_status = 0;
 
 	chained_irq_enter(chip, desc);
 
 	for (i = first >> 5; i <= last >> 5; ++i) {
 		status = readl_relaxed(
 				ver_ops->owner_acc_status(pmic_arb, ee, i));
+		if (status)
+			acc_valid = true;
+
 		while (status) {
 			id = ffs(status) - 1;
 			status &= ~BIT(id);
@@ -653,6 +659,29 @@ static void pmic_arb_chained_irq(struct irq_desc *desc)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* ACC_STATUS is empty but IRQ fired check IRQ_STATUS */
+	if (!acc_valid) {
+		for (i = first; i <= last; i++) {
+			/* skip if APPS is not irq owner */
+			if (pmic_arb->apid_data[i].irq_ee != pmic_arb->ee)
+				continue;
+
+			irq_status = readl_relaxed(
+					     ver_ops->irq_status(pmic_arb, i));
+			if (irq_status) {
+				enable = readl_relaxed(
+					     ver_ops->acc_enable(pmic_arb, i));
+				if (enable & SPMI_PIC_ACC_ENABLE_BIT) {
+					dev_dbg(&pmic_arb->spmic->dev,
+						"Dispatching IRQ for apid=%d status=%x\n",
+						i, irq_status);
+					if (periph_interrupt(pmic_arb, i) != 0)
+						handled++;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (handled == 0)
 		handle_bad_irq(desc);